Padmavat

Acharya Ramchandra Shuklas authentic commentary on the book Padmavat, written by the renowned Hindi Sufi poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi. The present book, Padmavat, written by the renowned Hindi Sufi poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi, is a love story that perfectly portrays the practice of love. It is captivating in its romantic narrative, beautifully expressing profound emotions, and vividly portraying noble characters. Padmavati, the daughter of King Gandharvasen of the island of Ceylon, was extremely beautiful and had been unable to find a suitable match. Padmavati had a parrot named Hiraman, who was very talkative and learned and was very dear to her. Upon hearing praises of Padmavatis beauty and virtues, King Ratansen became impatient and, hoping to obtain her, left home disguised as a yogi. Upon reaching Ceylon, King Ratansen, accompanied by yogis, began meditating on Padmavati and chanting her name in a Shiva temple. Hiraman relayed this news to Padmavati, who was overwhelmed by the kings love. On the fifth day, she went to the Shiva temple to worship Shiva. Upon seeing her, the king fainted and couldnt even see her properly. Upon awakening, and growing impatient, Padmavati sent word that meeting her would be impossible without climbing the fort of Singhalgarh. Accordingly, Ratansen, having received a blessing from Shiva, was captured while attempting to enter the fort and was sentenced to be crucified. Finally, when the fort was surrounded by yogis, they were conquered with Shivas help, and Gandharvasen married Ratansen to Padmavati. After the wedding, King Ratansen returned to Chittor and lived happily with Queen Padmavati. Meanwhile, Emperor Alauddin, enchanted by the praises of Queen Padmavatis beauty, became eager to marry her. After this, he befriended King Ratansen and got him killed treacherously. Seeing the dead body of her husband, Queen Padmavati committed sati. Finally, when King Alauddin reaches Chittorgarh with his army, he feels pain and remorse on seeing the ashes of Queen Padmavatis funeral pyre. In this epic, the depiction of the essence of love and separation and the proper presentation of the practice of love and the use of sutras, proverbs, idioms and sayings have been presented in a very beautiful manner. When the reader starts reading this unique and powerful love story, he will be compelled to read it till the end.